Ashoka, The emperor who gave up war.

Who founded the mauryan empire ?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chanakya

• Bindusara

Which religion did Ashoka embrace?

• Muslim

• Christian

• Buddhism

• Jainism

Which city is the capital of the Mauryas?

• Meerut

• Patilaputra

• Taxila

Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?

• Devanagiri

• Prakrit

• Bengali

• Brahmi

Kalinga is the ancient name of Orissa.

• True

• False

Why did Ashoka decide not to fight any more wars?

• Because he thought he had conquered enough land.

• Because he was so horrified when he saw the violence and bloodshed of the war.

• Because he was afraid of other nations.

Who were the officials that Ashoka appointed for spreading dhamma ?

What was the name of the ambassador who was sent by the greek?

• Seleucus nicator

• Megasthenes

• Alexander

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which city was the gateway to the north-west?

• Kalsi

• Pataliputra

• Taxila

• Ujjain